Former IAS officer V K Pandian with Naveen Patnaik (ANI file photo) BHUBANESWAR: After a brief lull, former chief minister Naveen Patnaik once again came in support of his trusted aide, V K Pandian, on Monday. He dismissed a media report against the former bureaucrat as unfounded and false.The report had claimed that Pandian had…
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde meets NCP-SCP chief Sharad Pawar (Image Source – CMO) NEW DELHI: NCP (SCP) chief Sharad Pawar met with Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde at the Sahyadri Guest House in Mumbai on Monday.The significant meeting between the two leaders is seen as crucial ahead of the Maharashtra assembly elections scheduled for later…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP and leader of oppostion in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Monday targeted the Centre over NEET-UG paper leak issue, stating that the there is a “very serious problem” in the country’s education system. “The issue is that there are millions of students in the country who are extremely concerned about what…
NEW DELHI: The BJP launched a fresh attack on the Congress on the eve of the budget session in Parliament, claiming that the pocket-version of the Constitution frequently displayed by Rahul Gandhi and other leaders highlights the opposition party’s disrespect for the document.BJP MP Anurag Thakur asserted that if Rahul Gandhi studies this copy, he…
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party’s Somnath Bharti moved Delhi high court challenging the election of Bhartiya Janata Party MP Bansuri Swaraj.Bharti has moved to the court challenging the election on grounds of alleged corrupt practices. Swaraj won the 2024 Lok Sabha elections 2024 from New Delhi constituency defeating Bharti. The BJP had given ticket to…
BJP leader NR Ramesh has filed a complaint in Bengaluru against CM Siddaramaiah demanding an investigation into the MUDA scam issue. BENGALURU: BJP leader NR Ramesh has filed a complaint with the Lokayukta office in Bengaluru against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others, demanding an investigation into the MUDA scam issue. Earlier today, R Ashoka,…
LUCKNOW: Politics in Uttar Pradesh is heating up again following a recent directive from the state government. Eateries, dhabas, fruit shops, and tea stalls along the Kanwar yatra route have been asked to display nameplates indicating proprietors’ details. Additionally, the state government has announced that action will be taken against those selling products with Halal…
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Thursday defended the move of Muzaffarnagar police directing eateries on the Kanwar Yatra route to “voluntarily display” names of their owners and employees and slammed the opposition’s “misplaced outrage” over the issue. This even as one of BJP’s key allies, the Janata Dal (United) of Nitish Kumar, also opposed the…
LUCKNOW/NEW DELHI: “Jab hum ye maan ke chalte hain ati atma-vishwas mein ki hum to jeet hi rahe hain to swabhavik roop se humen khamiyaja bhi bhugatna padta hai. Jo vipaksh chunav ke pehle himmat haar ke baith gaya tha wo aaj phir se uchhal kood karne ka karya kar raha hai (BJP paid the…
NEW DELHI: Even as the Modi govt signalled continuity in governance by retaining key ministers and officials in its third term, it is also waking up to the new reality of giving due space to allies. This is reflected in two recent moves when all five Cabinet ministers from its allies were made “special invitees”…
